Portable redoubt for military use.



F. W. CUNARD.

PORTABLE REDOUBT FOR MILITARY USE- APPLICATION FILED OCT. 30, 1916- 3 2326, Patented Apr. 16,1918.

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PORTABLE REDOUBT FOR MILITARY USE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. so. 1916.

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PORTABLE REDOUBT FOR MILITARY USE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 30, I916- 7729A Mm:

F. W. CUNARD.

PORTABLE REDOUBT FOR MILITARY USE.

APPLICATION man OCT so me Inventor Patented Apr. 16, 1918.

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Toz ll wfi om z'zfimqy- Concern: Gunner), a subject "ofthe King of England, residing at 98 M Uppercanning street, Liverpooh nfthe countyYofLancaster, England, ,ngineenhave invented certain new and use ullrnprovements in or Relating to Portble; Redoubts for;Military Use, of which.

he ,Yfo1lowing is a specification. This invention relatesto a movable bullet oof shield goryredoubt for military use in ,gfield, and has forits object to provide a tructure which maybe propelled with com arativefease'aovejr broken or soft ground.

shield or redoubt, according stormy inv ention, comprises a a front shields portion oper -which is preferably of eurved or" latingl shapegor eonfiguration in order rovided with side extensions and a top V oof,-if desired. *J Said. shield be i -hat;iof ithe ground order to lessen s; v1s1bility to the eneinys artillery. a

" hield isy.mounted on side -[frame so of the-balancing of the structure,.or*

v a he N v lame oit er e ructur o hr ken groundand preventi-t from c-apsing frontor rearwardly Att each 1 side mpl y ai balanaine 1 p a e e a a in" e image-in tn r s dews means ifor driving the structure, a I re- 1 ftend s r b a i a further describe ;my invention with i e a d ofthe accompanying sheet of exanatoryndrawingg in:whieh: f

igurelr is a side elevation,and Q igg'j 2 is plan of a movable shleldl or Fig to; 5, inclusive, illustrate means mech sin :a whereby t the 4 structure may t ed and. A Q inelusive, illustrate amod ofith aw' al k denotejgliie or FREDERIC. WIL I M ounann, or L'Ivnnroon, ENGLAND. PORTABLE nnnonntr non MILITARY use." i

V l Specification ofLetters Patent. 5' Application filed October Gyll}; known that I, FnnnnRIo WIHLLIAMIJ v wlth the object ofcausing impingingbullets deflectbullets which may, strike'same. and a 1 h disposed "a balance lever 10, 10?, which. lever 'is, movable about a pivot 11 supported on d withspiral markings of eolorsimi hich; are -supported on two pairs landrhextend rearwardly, sothat hy ifture :is to bejmoved,be'uneven or tough, one tr OthQI'hQOQE S E Ii (l ;leversj lO,j 10 is moved a ownward pressure Iexercised on ;,.through an angleiof so thatarm 10mm ea portior'i thewframe, the frontale1 may arise in see-saw. vfashion to mp1 y ithelrrbr se m as a a a a a :"downwardlpressure of sald rear frame ex I enablethe structure 1 and ame em t o LP -Iv Patented Aprhe, 1915;;

1916. Serial No; 128,452. f, a

1 denotes a j steel shield which isf construeted of. curved shape or configuration to be defiected with-outpi'ercing same if desired, for thepurpose of affording additional-protection, said shield may be formed with rearwardly extending side: members 2- asiindieated by the dotted lines Fig. 1-

- andalso a roof-or top.

The lower end of said shield 1 is secured in aslotted or channeled piece 3 supported "Each of .the side frame jmembers is suitably supported at the front on the transverse piece 8 and at the rear onthe square block 8? mounted on the tubular shaft25, hereinafter. referred to; and on each side is theshieldlyarm' IQ. of eachof said levers 10, 10 is provided withIa wheeler roller 12 and arm 10?constitutesor is formed into or provided with a, handl p ihe a u 'd ov Which the tstruc-v outwardlyandl a wheel or-roller 12by contact with: the ground- -preventsthe cap: sizingiof the structure. Thefrearextensions fsald side frame members 4:;a1'eprovided Ewith wheels or rollers 13 which come into icontact-with the ground if thestructure is 1 being moved u an "incline orfover broken aground thus ,preventin it from j capsizing wa d and th ees t b an e r y tension'sithefifrontf wheels 5)' a're raised to tobe moved forwardly The "front axle i des gnated 14 and the field; wheels mounted thereon 115 '(ball bearwheels) and when said axle is turnedabout its pivotaleenter 16, in whichgthere arealso V alternatively they may" be moved an .tgtpref rab yf ba l libear ngsl said whee 1 I a merely: movefsai'darms 1.0 out oftheirp ath s, aidjl vf jrjarms being ..of course fre 'to be displaced jaboutIth'eir pivots or1hinges;jor, h

'pelled by means of a petrol or electric motor,

and. Wheels of the caterpillar type may be employed.

Having now described my invention hat I claim as new and desire to secure by Letcurved shape or configuration mounted on frame members WlllCh are supported on two pairs ofwheels and extend rearWardly so thateither through the balance or by down- Ward pressure the front Wheels may rise in see-saw fashion to facilitate the movement of the structure over broken ground and prevent the shield from capsizing front or rearwardly; and hinged or pivoted side balancing rods or levers for the purpose of preventing the capsizing sidewise of the ture; substantially as described.

2. A movable bullet proof shield or redoubt for military use in the field compris- Iio pie l of this patent may be obtained for five cents seen, by adfiressing t ne Washington, D. G.

strucing a shield portion which is preferably of curved shape or configuration mounted on frame members which are supported on tWo pairs of Wheels and extend rearwardly so that either through the balance or by down- Ward pressure the front Wheels may rise in see-saw fashion to facilitate the movement of the structure over broken ground and pre vent the shield from capsizing front or rear- Wardly; and hinged or pivoted side'balancing rods or levers for the purpose of preventing the capsizing sidewise of the structure and gearing for propellingsaid structure which essentially embody a gear Wheel or Wheels provided With ball teeth and a gear wheel or Wheels havingdomed recesses;

substantially as described.

In Witness whereof I havehereunto set my hand this 13th day of October,

1916. FREDERIC WILLIAM CUNARD. Witnesses:

JOHN HINDLEY VVALKER, EMILY BURNETT.

(Commissioner of Patents, 

